The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-06-20
IAMALoANfATED ASSOCIATION
VIII Join tho Federation OF 1rades-rhe
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VIII Join tho Federation Of 1rades-Th,
Il, Scale Question.
PtrTsBuRdH, June 19.-"The most i'm
portant session Of the Amalgamated AsSo
citation convention since the scale was de-
cided upon was held yesterday. The
Committees on Grievances, Appeals, and
President and Other Oillcera reported
The first two were adopted, and the !attor
wsa under discussion when tho conyen.
ton adjourned. A full history OF thu
trouble with the Knights Of Labor IN tbe
hlingo matter was given. This feature OF
the report was adopted, although Master
Workman Bailey, Of the General Execu.
tive Board, Knights of Labor, claims to
have two interesting documenta In hie
possession on this matter, d. n NJ, n,
y was also decided to join tho Ameri.
can Federation Of Trades, as recommend.
d'by tho President. The old proposition
from the Knights Of Labor was talked Of,
but 1t was killed instantly. Some, mem.
berB opposed joining anything and In.
sisted oman entirely separate Organization.
During tho deliberation, Delagate Jas.
Mchay,repressnting lodge Of the Apollo
Iron Works, announced, 30 1t is said, on
the authority Of ono Of tho leading dele.
gates, that his firm had already consented
to aign any scale. that Is presented. 'IT
G"Ih,s firm cannot afford to close down.
said the delegate, ."'neither can Oliver
Bros. q Phillips, nor Jones & Laughlin.
The manntacturers always object to our
ecale. That ls understood. We can STAND. !.
and really need, a six.weeks' rest this
summer, but before tho laat week ia mn
our scale will DO signed" 8 i.,Ils.l71 :
Another delegate, an old man who has
attended almost every convention einco
the association was organized, said: "The
scale is rather. too high. = It could have
been modified considerably and wonld
have been signed without any trouble.
Ihere are more young men in tho conveu-
tlon this year than ever before. They are
able to stand strike, but the older mem.
bers, with large families to support, arc
opposed to ouch an action. u hone the
matter will be satisfactorily arranged. !" "IfE
This convention will be the most expen-
slve ever held aince the association was
formed. :. AS ia known, tho lodges sending
delegates pay all expenses, in addition to
the pay the men lose by their absence
from the mill. Some men earn from S2
to s. per day, while others more skilled
IN their profession earn from $40 to $40
per day. In many csaes, lodges choose
the most intelligent man, regardless OF the
pay he receives and the expense attached
to sending him TO the convention. Other
lodges, where. the finances are not ysry
good, select 9 good man who does not earn
big wages. There are many hiph.priced
men in the convention, and the expenses
will be unusually heeyy. The session
will continue for several days yet, making
it the longest ever held. II is almost i'm.
possible to estimate the expense, but Ii
Will amount to several thousand dollars.
The election OF officers will take place
on the last day Of the session, probably
Wednesday. There does not seem to be
any opposition to any of tho present Off.
GERS, with one exception, but who the ex.:
ception is, is not known. Although Sam
Waltnight, one OF the old trustees, has not
been IN attendance at the convention and
candidates are not permitted TO do any
electioneoring, delegates say they are 20.
ing to elect him. Treasurer Penny never
hsd any opposition. It was reported that
John Jarrett would oppose Weihe for the
Presidency, but this report was found to
be false at yesterdays session, when a
communication was received from, him
asking to be appointed tariff agent for the
Association. Tho action of the conven.
ton on the matter was not learned, the
ofticers refusing to divulge until Mr. Jar.
rett had received their; response to his
communication. li n -. 351,S1"7